Toy boat



Jan, 1 1927.-

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ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 18, 1927.

UNITED STATES HARVEY LEE CULLISON, OF ST. PETERSIBURG, FLORIDA.

TOY BOAT.

Application filed June 22, 1925. Serial No. 38,916;

This invention relates to improvements in toy boats and contemplates the provision of a gearing means included within the bow thereof and a figure toy having pivot joints at its hips and shoulders while a pair of rods are pivotally connected to the arms of the figure toy and connected in turn with the gearing mechanism and a pair of oars arranged within oar locks arranged upon the upper sides of the boat and having their inner ends connected to the hands of the figure toy.

Another object of my invention is to so construct the gearing mechanism-as to give a clockwise movement while the rods which are connected to the arms of the figure toy will impart a counter or anti-clockwise movement to the hands of the figure toy in order that the boat may be rowed by the figure toy.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construc tion, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed outin the appended claim.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken through the invention when in operation.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the gearing mechanism with parts broken away and showing the relative arrangement of the mechanism included therein.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view taken through a portion of the gearing mechanism.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the reference character indicates a boat of miniature form and which may be stamped from some suitable metal or constructed of wood and the like and which has included within the bow thereof a. gearing mechanism housing 11, the purpose of which will be presently apparent. This gearing mechanism included within the gearing housing 11 is of the windup type and-which includes a vertically disposed key shaft 12 arranged upon the outer side of the gearing housing 11 and includes a key 13 in the form of a wing nut while a relatively small gear 14 is fixed to the lower end thereof and which is meshed with a gear 15 fixed to a transversely disits opposite ends posed driving shaft 16 which has its opposite end journaled within the opposite side of the gearing housing 11. A sleeve 17 is arranged upon the driving shaft 16 and which has formed upon its inner end a relatively large gear 18 having a plurality of elongated slots 19 therein. Also mounted upon the driving shaft 16 in the rear of the relatively large disk 18 is a disk 20 having a plurality of spring fingers 21 upon its inner side and adapted for selective registration with the elongated slots 19 provided in the relatively large disk 18 while the inner end a coiled spring 22 encircles the inner end of the driving shaft 16 and has secured to the corresponding sides of the disk 20 and gearing housing 11. An auxiliary shaft 23 is also mounted within the inner side walls of the gearing housing 11 and which includes a small gear 24 thereon which is meshed with the relatively large gear 18 provided upon the inner end of the sleeve 17 while a large gear 25 is also carried upon this auxiliary shaft 23 and which is in turn meshed with an idler gear 26 carried upon an idler shaft 27 and in turn meshed with a driven gear 28 carried upon a driven shaft 29 while crank arms 30 are fixed to the outer free ends of the driven shaft 29. These crank arms 30 have pivotally connected to their outer ends a pair of operating rods 31 which have their forward end portions extending through vertically extending elongated slots 32 provided in the rear portion of a seat 33. Mounted upon this seat 33 is a figure toy 34 in the form of a man having its arms 35 pivoted to its shoulders and its legs 36 pivoted at its hips and the said arms 35 have pivotally associated to the outer sides and adjacent the outer ends thereof the forward end portions of the operating rods 31. A pair of oars 37 have their intermediate portions arranged within oar-locks 38 while their inner ends are received within loops 39 arranged upon the forward ends of the arms 35.

In the mode of operation of the present invention it is clearly apparent that after the gearing mechanism is wound up by the key 13 that a clockwise movement will be imparted to the crank arms 30 in order that the operating rods 31 may be oscillated within the elongated slots 32 provided in the seat 33 and when the outer free ends of the operating rods 31 are pivotally conneeted to the outer sides of the arms 35 of the figure toy 34 that the said figure will be set in motion and the oars 37 will be caused to be rocked Within the oar-locks It is further to be noted that owing to the pivotal connection of the arms and legs upon the shoulders and hips of the figure toy 34;, that the said figure will 0 through all of the motions of rowing as done by a human.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction, and the right herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall Within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described my invention What is claimed is:

In a toy boat having a spring motor mechanism, the combination with the body of the boat provided with a transverse seat in advance of the mechanism, the back of the seat having guides, of afigured body pivota-lly supported on the seat and provided with pivoted arms, a pair of oars operatively mounted on the sides of the boat body and having their inner adjacent ends slidably connected to the free extremities of the pivoted arms, said slidable connection consisting of loops carried by the ends of the arms, and a pair of rods rockab ly and slidabiy operable through the guides at the back of the seat, the forward ends of the rods being connected to the forward portions of the arms and their rear ends operatively associated with the spring motor mechanism, whereby the boat may be propelled.

In testimony whereof I afi ix my signature.

HARVEY LEE CULLISON. 

